J666AYP
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| posted on 6/7/18 at 11:22 PM |
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Rod/steering ends and ball joints
Gents,
Can anyone help me identify the ball joints/rod ends on the locost? getting some conflicting info on the usual interweb places.
I think it has 4 hole cortina lower ball joints and cortina steering rod ends. However the top joints have me stumped, apparently they are transit
maxi joints? I cant find the correct thread size listed anywhere though. Anyone have a link/part number for the correct ones?
Can anyone confirm before I order the parts please?
Cheers,
Jay
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owelly
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| posted on 6/7/18 at 11:34 PM |
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Have a look for Transit drag links.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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adithorp
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| posted on 7/7/18 at 12:41 PM |
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Top will be Transit/Sherpa steering drag link (rh thread) end.
Track rod end will be MK2 Escort tre.
Bottom ball joint difficult to see on my phone but Maxi ball joint is commonly used.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 7/7/18 at 04:06 PM |
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Can't see the lower ball joints , a better photo might help? Austin Maxi ball joints have two bolt fixings , Cortina my 3 , 4 and 5 use four
bolts IIRC .
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steve m
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| posted on 7/7/18 at 07:38 PM |
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My ron champion locost setup is
Top = mk1 transit RHS track rod end, both sides
Bottom = maxi bottom swivel, both sides
Track rod end = Mk2 escort track rod end, both sides
BTW, your steering rack is about 100 mm to high, and needs to be lowered (imho)
Mine is like this
steve
[Edited on 7/7/18 by steve m]
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 7/7/18 at 10:52 PM |
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Yes, that rack looks way too high, but your's looks a little low to me - I may be wrong, but I thought that the track rods should be parallel to
the lower suspension arm/wishbone to avoid bump-steer.
[Edited on 7/7/18 by SteveWalker]
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J666AYP
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| posted on 7/7/18 at 11:18 PM |
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Gents,
My bad... I should have mentioned that the car is sitting on a wheeled jig/frame so its sitting 9.5" above the ground with the suspension
bottomed out. Thats why its on such a steep angle.
This is it lifted up to more of a likley position
And here are some better pics of the joints...
Thanks for the input gents
Jay
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drt
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| posted on 8/7/18 at 10:27 AM |
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In 2D it's should be like this
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 8/7/18 at 11:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by drt
In 2D it's should be like this
Just to add to this...
Lines must be projected through pivot points, not A-Arms and or steering rod.
Sometimes they are the same, but sometimes there is a small offset.
AA
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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steve m
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| posted on 8/7/18 at 11:16 AM |
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Top ball joint on ebay is the following
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOCOST-WESTFIELD-TOP-BALL-JOINT-TRANSIT-DRAG-LINK-END/360477993376?hash=item53ee29a9a0:g:0p0AAOSwSypY8hOq
Bottom ball joint on Kitcar is the following
http://www.kitcarparts-scotland.co.uk/maxi-type-ball-joint/
Track rod ends are mk2 escort (if the rack is an escort one ?)
But I do know there are two types, one is metric, the other imperial,
as for my suspension setup, does it look about right, as its been like that for 19 years, and seems ok
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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drt
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| posted on 8/7/18 at 11:50 AM |
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Thought that was a given
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 8/7/18 at 10:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
Bottom ball joint on Kitcar is the following
http://www.kitcarparts-scotland.co.uk/maxi-type-ball-joint/
Oddly it's described as a Maxi balljoint on that website, but it's actually a Cortina balljoint.
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Camber Dave
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| posted on 9/7/18 at 12:54 PM |
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Top BalL joint is often Transit draglink as reported Quintin Hazel QD 1117 RHT It is M18 x 1.5
Picture shows M20 probably x 1.5m Pitch
This is also Transit BUT Tie Rod End Quintin Hazel no QR 1408RHT
Ebay Or a good motor factor can cross-refer the Q H no's
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J666AYP
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| posted on 10/7/18 at 12:26 AM |
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Thanks for the info gents, much appreciated.
Think I have sorted the steering rack angle now its sitting on wheels.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 10/7/18 at 04:52 PM |
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It might be a good idea to measure the top ball joint thread diameter and pitch? I suspect it could be 18mm X1.5mm pitch
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